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mouth_n and_o he_o shall_v speak_v unto_o thou_o in_o all_o that_o i_o have_v command_v he_o which_o be_v fulfil_v answerable_o for_o god_n approve_v of_o he_o by_o a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n say_v this_o be_v my_o well-beloved_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v hear_v you_o he_o this_o be_v the_o secret_a and_o spirit_n of_o god_n law_n and_o covenant_n which_o he_o sufficient_o manifest_v to_o those_o that_o severe_o keep_v the_o outward_a and_o civil_a part_n according_a to_o the_o letter_n v._o ps_n 25.13_o 15._o and_o 19.9_o 10._o and_o 119.18_o the_o content_n eternal_a life_n rite_n troublesome_a and_o chargeable_a permission_n thing_n not_o original_o good_a sacrifice_n sacrifice_n first_o from_o men._n imperfection_n rigour_n title_n iii_o of_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o law_n as_o to_o the_o main_a body_n of_o the_o law_n law_n of_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o law_n it_o be_v weak_a and_o imperfect_a in_o the_o letter_n thereof_o in_o many_o respect_n there_o be_v 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12.18_o luc._n 20.27_o but_o have_v it_o be_v plain_o covenant_v for_o in_o the_o law_n none_o dare_v open_o to_o have_v deny_v it_o yet_o he_o bid_v they_o search_v the_o scripture_n for_o it_o for_o in_o they_o you_o think_v to_o have_v eternal_a life_n 5.39_o joh._n 5.39_o and_o they_o be_v they_o which_o testify_v of_o i_o and_o the_o word_n think_v be_v a_o term_n of_o abatement_n insinuation_n and_o intimation_n they_o have_v but_o no_o plain_a demonstration_n thereof_o as_o be_v 26.19_o ezek._n 33._o 1_o mac._n 12.1_o 2._o job_n 19.25_o ps_n 73.2_o 20._o jer._n 12.1_o 2._o mal._n 3.13_o 18._o hab._n 2.3_o 24._o ps_n 16.1_o be_v 37.10_o 21._o ps_n 17.15_o and_o 126.5_o 6._o heb._n 7.19_o &_o 10.19_o &_o 8.6_o &_o 9.15_o &_o 7.19_o and_o 9.14_o 2_o tim_n 1.9_o 10._o 122._o aug._n ep._n 122._o st._n austin_n say_v mihi_fw-la in_o
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reconciliation_n for_o he_o be_v our_o peace_n 2.14_o eph._n 2.14_o who_o have_v make_v both_o one_o and_o have_v break_v down_o the_o middle_a wall_n of_o partition_n between_o we_o to_o reconcile_v both_o unto_o god_n etc._n etc._n for_o there_o be_v one_o god_n and_o one_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n section_n vi._n ii_o on_o god_n the_o father_n part._n we_o see_v in_o all_o art_n and_o craft_n that_o by_o what_o art_n and_o cunning_a a_o thing_n be_v make_v at_o first_o by_o the_o same_o it_o be_v repair_v when_o fall_v to_o decay_v as_o a_o ruinous_n house_n be_v repair_v best_a by_o the_o carpenter_n that_o build_v it_o at_o the_o first_o creation_n god_n be_v the_o carpenter_n of_o the_o world_n the_o workman_n that_o wrought_v man_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n as_o the_o potter_n work_v his_o clay_n god_n the_o son_n be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o his_o father_n the_o art_n whereby_o the_o world_n be_v make_v all_o thing_n be_v make_v by_o he_o 10._o joh._n 1.3_o 10._o and_o without_o he_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n make_v that_o be_v make_v for_o by_o he_o be_v all_o thing_n create_v that_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o that_o be_v in_o earth_n visible_a and_o invisible_a whether_o they_o be_v throne_n or_o dominion_n etc._n col._n 1.16_o etc._n etc._n or_o principality_n or_o power_n all_o thing_n be_v create_v by_o he_o and_o for_o he_o and_o he_o be_v before_o all_o thing_n and_o by_o he_o all_o thing_n consist_v and_o he_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o body_n the_o church_n who_o be_v the_o beginning_n the_o first-born_a from_o the_o dead_a that_o in_o all_o thing_n he_o may_v have_v the_o pre-eminence_n for_o it_o please_v the_o father_n that_o in_o he_o shall_v all_o fullness_n dwell_v and_o have_v make_v peace_n through_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o cross_n by_o he_o to_o reconcile_v all_o thing_n unto_o himself_o by_o he_o i_o say_v whether_o they_o be_v thing_n in_o earth_n or_o thing_n in_o heaven_n section_n vii_o iii_o on_o 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